NATIONAL NEWS:

Agenda

Military 24/01/12 (NA)

Soldiers wife, Lucy Bell from Drayton who has written a play about lthe lives of families of military personel who are posted abroad.
Picture: Ian Hargreaves (120275-3)

‘It’s the long term that keeps military wives going’

For Lucy Bell, a simple phone call from her partner Ben was a special moment.

15/2/2012 (SM)

The Bishop of Portsmouth Christopher Foster.

Picture: Sarah Standing (120532-6585)

‘I didn’t know what to expect before I came to Portsmouth’

Sitting in the office at his Bishopswood residence in Fareham, surrounded by books and looking out of the bay window on to a neatly-trimmed garden, the Bishop of Portsmouth reflects.

Artist Impression of the new super carrier birthed at Portsmouth Naval Base

Carriers’ precise future is still up in the air

As building work on the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers progresses at a rate of knots, exactly how the ships will be put to use when they enter service in 2020 is not fully known.

3 comments

LABOUR OF LOVE George Middleton, left, and Brian Taylor who are working to bring Boleh, an historic junk yacht, back to life at Eastney. Picture: Ian Hargreaves (120316-5)

‘You won’t find another boat like this...’

They didn’t know each other, but a shared love means that the lives of Robin Kilroy and Roger Angel will always be intertwined.

THE DATING GAME Grace Levy from Titchfield, who has been on TVs Take Me Out, and, right, Grace on the show. Picture: Ian Hargreaves (110099-5)

Our very own Grace grabs herself a date on Take Me Out video

The residents of Titchfield have seen a familiar face on Saturday night prime-time TV for the past five weeks.

22/3/2011 C0

Traffic lights at the new The Trafalgar Gate link road junction

Picture: Paul Jacobs (111028-19)

The masterplan to keep Portsmouth moving

Few things irritate motorists more than the endless stopping and starting caused by roadworks.

14 comments

Suzy Horton who is a Governor at Craneswater Junior School in Southsea.

Fancy taking on the role of a governor?

Suzy Horton doesn’t work at Craneswater Junior School or have a child there but for the last eight years has been a big part of school life.

COMMUNITY SPIRIT Pompey fan John Westwood, schoolchildren, teachers and Portsmouth Football Club all got behind last years Blue Day charity event organised by The News

‘City would be a poorer place with no club’

Pompey might be facing one of their biggest battles for survival – but fans are determined not to let the club they love die.

6 comments

FULL HOUSE The congregation at St Judes Church in Southsea. Picture: Steve Reid (120333-968)

‘We’re not only offering worship, but also comfort’

Young children chase each other through the rows of chairs as a group of parents chat. The sound of voices fills the air.

TOUGH TALK Deputy Chief Constable Andy Marsh, inset, is promising a continued crackdown on burglars

Burglaries on the rise as most crime falls

Police say they are making ground on tackling burglary after figures revealed a rise in the number of raids.

5 comments

SUFFERER Clare Lawrence, who has coeliac disease, in her kitchen with some of the gluten-free foods she is able to eat.
Picture: Allan Hutchings (120297-154)

‘It’s no faddy diet, it’s very serious and it’s for life’

Clare Lawrence isn’t unusual in avoiding some of her favourite foods at this time of year.

120257_SHARED_LIVING_23/01/12

(l-r) Tara Clark, Caroline Fellingham and Mark Clark.

Husband and wife carers Mark Clark and Tara Clark, share living at their home in Portsmouth, with Caroline Fellingham.

Picture: Allan Hutchings (120257-040)

‘It’s about feeling that you are part of a family’

When the economy took a nosedive, Donna Hoyle admits that she half expected her phone to start ringing.

SHOW TIME Artist Katayoun Dowlatshahi, whose exhibition ORBIT is the first to be held at the new First Floor Gallery above Southsea Library. Picture: Paul Jacobs (120091-2)

City bucking the trend and backing artists

Does art matter? It’s a debate made especially relevant by the budget cuts taking place at councils up and down the country.

4 comments

JPNS-21-01-12 AGENDA HANDS OF LOVE

CAPTION: Sally Walker with some of the children.

Pictures taken from local Portsmouth charity Hands Of Love which runs an orphanage with over 600 children in Uganda. They ask people to sponsor a child for 15 pounds a month, and it gives them a bed and food to eat. But only 100 of them are sponsored.

PICTURE: From: Barrie Jones [mailto:barrie.jones2@ntlworld.com]

‘Sponsorship can really change their lives’

They sleep on a concrete floor and the only food they can expect is a bowl of maize flour mixed with water.

Looking for...

Featured advertisers

Jobs

Search for a job

Motors

Search for a car

Make Model Price from Price to

Property

Search for a house

Buy Rent

Bedrooms Price from Price from Price to Price to

Weather for Portsmouth

Thursday 23 February 2012

5 day forecast

Today

Cloudy

Temperature: 9 C to 13 C

Wind Speed: 20 mph

Wind direction: West

Tomorrow